Hoping to find a perfect place for a morning sunrise, we left camp for the Mesquite Flat sand dunes around 4am. Hiking through deep sand is difficult enough during the day time, but struggling to see where you’re going makes it seem very “two steps forward, one step back.” Luckily, night-time made for a pleasant hike before the afternoon heat took over.

When the winds pick up, these dunes are one of several across the world that experience the singing dunes described in the video below. It was perfectly still on the morning we visited, so unfortunately we didn’t experience any songs, but I did manage to capture some great photos.